West Craven's star guard made her first four baskets, and the Eagles advanced to the next round with a 64-48 win over Eastern Wayne in the NCHSAA girls' basketball 3-A East Regional semifinals Thursday at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville.

Cherry poured in a game-high 31 points to go along with 11 rebounds, seven assists and six steals.

"I just came in with an attack mode," Cherry said. "I was just trying to be aggressive, attack the basket and get my teammates open baskets."

The Eagles (25-5) will take on Chapel Hill (28-1) at 4 p.m. on Saturday for a trip to the state championship game next week at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh. Chapel Hill edged Northern Guilford, 65-63, in the first game of the night in double overtime.

"I couldn't be more proud of the girls," West Craven coach David Fernandez said. "They are determined, focused and know what they are capable of when they are together.

"They play so hard and they represent their school and community so well. They are top of the line."

West Craven, who lost to Rocky Mount in the regional semifinals last season, are searching for their first trip to the state finals.

"This year, we've come here with a purpose," said West Craven senior Nyeesha Roundtree. "We knew what we had to do. We had to be focused from the jump and get the job done."

Cherry netted 18 points in the first half alone, as the Eagles opened a 33-21 cushion at the break.

West Craven built a 19-8 advantage at the end of the first, but Eastern Wayne never got closer than nine points in the second quarter.

Cherry buried a 3-pointer with 22 seconds remaining in the half to bump the Eagles' lead to 12.

West Craven proceeded to outscore Eastern Wayne, 18-11, in the third quarter.

Eastern Wayne got within 10 points with four minutes remaining, but the Eagles scored the next four points to pull away.